MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel and S31100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel and the bottom bar is S31100 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
16
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 46
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.4 to 50.3
63.6 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23.5 to 25.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25